HyperDic: respiratory_acidosis

English > 1 sense of the expression *respiratory acidosis*:
NOUN	state	respiratory acidosis, carbon dioxide acidosis	acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia)

English > *respiratory acidosis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood.
Synonym	carbon dioxide acidosis
Broader	acidosis	abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues